PROVINCETOWN — Turning disparate stretches of bike trail into a connected network can be like carpentry: the junctions and joinery require just as much attention as the long boards. One […]
Route 6
TRAFFIC CALMING
Route 6 May Go on a ‘Road Diet’ in North Eastham
Select board likes a plan to reduce highway lanes from 4 to 2
EASTHAM — Imagine making a left turn on Route 6 without taking your life in your hands and being able to ride a bike or walk along the highway on […]
GROUNDWORK
Life in the Slow Lane on Route 6 in Eastham
‘Community’ is the operative word as plans are laid for the town’s future
EASTHAM — If you hadn’t been paying such close attention, you might not know how much has changed on Route 6 in Eastham this year. The cars still barrel along, […]
SPEED
Eastham Wants a Main Street, Not a Highway
The town’s long-term plan would involve structural changes to Route 6
EASTHAM — Every driver who enters Eastham via Route 6 is greeted by an orange sign warning that the next 6.2 miles of highway are a “High Traffic Enforcement Area.” […]
INTERSECTIONALITY
After 7 Years, the Plan to Fix Route 6 at Main St. Is One-Fourth Done
Negotiating easements on Wellfleet’s Main Street won’t be easy
WELLFLEET — Adding a sidewalk and bike paths along East Main Street is, in theory, a dream come true for many townspeople. But not everyone is thrilled about the plans. […]
HOUSING
Mixed-Use Developments Planned for Route 6 in Eastham
Neighbors want to prevent access via Wiley Lane cul-de-sac
EASTHAM — Two projects have been proposed for the Transition Commercial District, designed for small-scale commercial and residential development on Route 6 outside the Core Commercial Area. But neighbors have […]
LAND USE
T-Time Panel Revisits Old Plan for N. Eastham
Group will walk the site of a ‘potential town center’
EASTHAM — The documents that the T-Time Development Committee collected for its second meeting on Jan. 28 included the North Eastham Village Center plan created back in 2007. The 11 […]
ECONOMY
A Tale of Two Floatie Shops
Dueling Wellfleet stores weather zoning conflicts, no-name storms, and the arrival of the sharks
WELLFLEET — Along the pine-fringed stretch of Route 6 in South Wellfleet, farm stands have come and gone, motels have changed hands, and a clam shack has turned into a […]
